Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1061.121 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the district.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.
(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 543), Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1061.htm
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